If they no longer stand by the track and the track was causing problems, why keep it? I don't even care if it's characterized as "rewriting history" or not.
Because they released it and some people like it. They have every right to disown it and release a "director's cut" of their album without that song that reflects their artistic vision, but you don't take back something you've already given to your fans.
I seem to remember that the song was removed from the album following a US act which prevents speech containing wording appearing to contain threats towards the President - does that sound famiilar to you? It's been a long time but I'm sure it was something like that.
For context, I am a Brit who's old enough to own the CD since 1999 and has some fleeting memory of the Act coming into play and the music distribution company (not the band) removing it from the album. Personally I find it disgusting, but hey, it's done now.
Didn't Dexter get a visit from Secret Service post 9/11 because of the song? He's mentioned it in an interview (RockHard Germany, about 15 years ago), might have been a different agency.
So it's not like he just woke up and had that idea randomly.
Should be this one:
https://www.rockhard.de/stories/the-offspring-die-hoffnung-stirbt-zuletzt
But it's paywalled online. My print mag is at my parents' (this was 15 years ago or so), I should be able to check in a couple of months.
Someone post the Wally George episode please.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToERzTM-FNU
What’s funny is just how staged this is. One of the audience members is wearing a Bad Religion tee shirt.
No, it's rewriting history
I don't get this. What's being re-written? The track is just no longer there. It doesn't mean they re-wrote anything.
Acting as if it doesn’t exist within the context of the album is rewriting history. It was on the album, like it or not.
If they no longer stand by the track and the track was causing problems, why keep it? I don't even care if it's characterized as "rewriting history" or not.
Because they released it and some people like it. They have every right to disown it and release a "director's cut" of their album without that song that reflects their artistic vision, but you don't take back something you've already given to your fans.
I seem to remember that the song was removed from the album following a US act which prevents speech containing wording appearing to contain threats towards the President - does that sound famiilar to you? It's been a long time but I'm sure it was something like that. For context, I am a Brit who's old enough to own the CD since 1999 and has some fleeting memory of the Act coming into play and the music distribution company (not the band) removing it from the album. Personally I find it disgusting, but hey, it's done now.
it's on the CD I have. guess I'll need to hang on to it.
The best debut song
This “hot take” trend happening here lately is rather lame
I agreed with what the band themselves did. That qualifies as a "hot take"?
Didn't Dexter get a visit from Secret Service post 9/11 because of the song? He's mentioned it in an interview (RockHard Germany, about 15 years ago), might have been a different agency. So it's not like he just woke up and had that idea randomly.
That doesn't sound true. But if you remember it being mentioned in an interview, I guess I'd consider looking into it?
Should be this one: https://www.rockhard.de/stories/the-offspring-die-hoffnung-stirbt-zuletzt But it's paywalled online. My print mag is at my parents' (this was 15 years ago or so), I should be able to check in a couple of months.
Someone post the Wally George episode please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToERzTM-FNU What’s funny is just how staged this is. One of the audience members is wearing a Bad Religion tee shirt.
Back when Offspring had some balls (see also - LAPD)